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Well, here the laws vary by state plus if anything is federally protected, like endangered things and birds. I don't think you could easily have a native seal as states normally ban as pets anything native to the state. I know they even made a movie about this family that did rescue and make a pet of a seal(or sealion) and they got in trouble since you can't do that but it was also a long time ago so they squeaked by, by letting him be free and come and go as he pleased. That sort of thing doesn't fly now a days because you still break the law by taming them in the first place and then letting the tame animals go they deem even worse but it was all fine back then.

TamanduaGirl wrote:Well, here the laws vary by state plus if anything is federally protected, like endangered things and birds. I don't think you could easily have a native seal as states normally ban as pets anything native to the state. I know they even made a movie about this family that did rescue and make a pet of a seal(or sealion) and they got in trouble since you can't do that but it was also a long time ago so they squeaked by, by letting him be free and come and go as he pleased. That sort of thing doesn't fly now a days because you still break the law by taming them in the first place and then letting the tame animals go they deem even worse but it was all fine back then.

It's actually legal here in the UK to keep a seal, not sealion but a seal.

It shows what is and what's not excepted. You can get a DWAL (Dangerous Wild Animal License) but they are almost un-heard of in the UK. We have licenses over here not permits. Basically the same thing though. To acquire a license you need to pay the license fees and then annual fees and then vet inspections and more fees on top! There isn't many wild animal breeders that fit into the category of the DWAL in the UK also.

natashaami777 wrote:It shows what is and what's not excepted. You can get a DWAL (Dangerous Wild Animal License) but they are almost un-heard of in the UK.

That is not actually the case and it varies from county to county how hard it is a acquire a DWAL. In Northamptonshire you cannot have one as there is no county vet but most counties do have a vet and so long as you can tell them about the animal, the care it requires and show them an amazing enclosure you can get a DWAL.

Unlike my firearms certificate a DWAL does not have to state on it what you are entitled to have, you just have one or you don't.

Most DWAL's are held by reptile keepers but I know a fair few people with DWAL's for mammals.

Splashstorm wrote:I thought the UK allowed any animal, as long as you had a permit? Can you show me a list of the species they ban?

As the OP said we do not have licenses here unless you mean the DWAL. So long as an animal is NOT DWAL and is not endangered or protected in some other way then yes, you can have almost anything.

That's great! I think anyone who is already going to be responsible should have no problems getting this license. Why don't more people move to the UK? lol Not that I want to spread the word. I'd hate for people to realize that this "atrocity" is going on and make stricter rules.